I may be being optimistic, here, but I believe we will see more from CFM in the next 2 years. Honestly, they have had to do so much work on the actual gameplay that has been a legacy issue for decades. Lol. Or, legacy issues, I should say. So, really, they've been allocating resources to that for the past 3-4 years. And, while some may not want to hear this, Rex said the gameplay is close to where he'd like it so they can work on more of the 'bells n whistles' than standard gameplay. I agree with him. While, there may still be outstanding gameplay issues, 16 was by far and away the best madden to date. And, 17 appears to be better (although a little early to tell for sure, but if the additions they made hold up, I'm willing to bet it will be better than 16). So, hopefully, they can allocate more resources to making CFM 'fun' and immersive. Although, on top of all of that, they are moving to frostbite engine soon, and I would think with M18, as FIFA 17 is already using frostbite. And, holy ish, man. I got access to FIFA 17 beta, frostbite engine is NO JOKE! Animations are silky smooth. Transitional animations. Overall gameplay is spectacular. And, graphically speaking, u can actually see the wrinkles in the jerseys moving! This may not sound amazing, but in motion, it is. And, right now, madden jersey wrinkles are stiff. No motion. They are not dynamic. I think those are the types of things we will get with frostbite. So, I'm predicting M18 will move to frostbite and try to tighten up animations/graphics. Now, if they go for a complete overhaul, that could be the bulk of their work - simply moving to frostbite and understanding the animations. I'm hoping they work closely with FIFA team on that to get a head start. So, really, CFM 'reality' could be more M19, depending on what they do. This all my own personal speculation, so do NOT take as gospel. And, we'll only know sometime next year as they announce what's coming for M18. So, yeah, in regards to your CFM madden or nhl question, if nhl has a franchise that u know u like, you'll prob want to hit that up, honestly, as maddens CFM does lack some customization that it sounds like u want. I haven't played nhl in awhile, so can't speak on it. But, in terms of pure gameplay and if football is your fav sport, I would def buy M17.
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